March 22, 2012

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Attendance: Michelle, Lauri, Sandy, John, Maria, Ann

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Collaboration Day Planning

Info from January meeting:
Collaboration Days

• Date confirmed with Marge Runkle for May 2 @ York County School of Technology.
• Marge will reserve rooms (Library, 3 computer labs, and stadium seating room–No auditorium for this date) and take care of food for the day.
• Keep current format...More focus/explanation of the NETS
  • Diigo–Opening session (Kristen Henning willing to continue to do this)
  • Creativity and Innovation–Maria Cornish (K-12)
  • Communication and Collaboration–Sandy (Secondary) & John (Secondary)
  • Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making–Carol (Secondary)
  • Research and Information Literacy–Lauri (Elementary)
• Keep Newbie/Collaborate with a Coach sessions to give people a chance to process, plan, and make connections
  • Michelle (virtually)
  • Dave Corbin
  • Kristen
  • Katie B. (tentative)
  • Ann
• Need to send an email to our TIENet coaches with the information about date, cost, agenda to advertise.
• Payments submitted to Carol Roth (Central York School District).

Spreadsheet of presenters/attendance numbers/etc.

Sandy said to check for Title IIA monies (recently became available) - send email to TIEnet

Sandy's group is mostly elementary (same with Lauri/Carol). Maria's group K-12, John - most likely elementary. Facilitators be sure to identify your group prior to beginning session.

Suggestions were made to update each strand. Individual facilitators/teams can do final clean up for each strand.

The agenda has been adjusted - please take note to the changes.

Other topics

iPad MDM - Casper (SWSD)

Apps

• ebook search for free ebooks from Feedbooks, Project Gutenberg, Baen Books, Smashwords, and the Internet Archive.
• Demibooks Composer - create epub right on the ipad
• Spanish Touch Trainer - great for students who
• Videolicious
• Reflection
• Scribblenauts Remix ($.99)
• Artsonia (ipod/iphone)
• Type Drawing (free version) - put in a word, and illustrate it
• Simpleminds - mind mapping app
• Common Sense Media in iTunes U now - perfect for your ipads
• Zite - save profile and use it across multiple devices or multiple kids using one device (Flipboard does this too now)

Attending ISTE

Lauri, Carol, Ann, Maria

My Big Campus Coach

Michelle is going to San Diego for this (after ISTE), Lauri and Maria interested